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Dark Sorcerer.
Chapter IV.
When you try to prepare for something, remember that shit will always hit the fan. So… improvise.
Naruto Von Doom about Invasion.
Latveria. Castle Doom.
Naruto prepared an instant ramen in his personal cabinet. Mighty people can afford a few harmless weaknesses and Naruto's was ramen. He didn't know why, but since Kurama said it was from his mother's side, so he didn't want to get rid of it.
He felt the strange connection when he ate it. Connection with something grand, something that he cannot describe. Maybe through it he somehow connected with his deceased kin? Naruto didn't know. But eating ramen turned into some sort of sacred ritual for him.
So when it was rudely interrupted, he wasn't happy. Very far from it actually. Even if it the start of alien invasion.
He managed to find where on the Earth aliens were active. With move of his hand he appeared there, instantly analyzing the situation.
Batman was dealing with white… things with two batarangs in his hands, using them as daggers. Superman was heating and smashing them and strange green man with him fazed through them and they turned into white mass on the earth. In the air woman with wings and hawk-like mask, armed with mace, covered in lightning dealt with air forces alongside the dark-skinned Green Lantern and black-haired woman. With red flash, enemy's weapons disappeared from their hands and five heroes easily dealt with remaining aliens.
Red blur stopped and turned into man in red costume, with the piece of Batwing in his hands. "Hey Bats! Isn't it yours?" said he throwing it to the ground.
Without a doubt Batman would have been silent, was it not for the fact that something dug out from the sands near the army's base. When it stood to it's full, impressive, ten meters high height, heroes saw that it was three legged, war machine armed with large rifle, and when energy started to gather near it, they understood that the problems had just started.
However, the blast of dark green energy pulverized the giant war machine. The heroes moved a figure in the black cloak and clad in metal armor from head to toe.
"Doom." Said Bruce. If there was somebody, who irritated Batman even more than R'as Al Ghul it was Doom. He may have posed as philanthropist, millionaire and genius inventor, but his ego and powerful abilities made him very dangerous threat.
That and the fact that he didn't hide his identity like others did was rather problematic for Dark Knight, being a constant source of stress, when he was forced to change his plans to neutralize Doom, because due to his limitless improvisation, previous plan was deemed ineffective, by the Dark Knight.
"Detective." Nodded the Von Doom. "I'm glad to see that you are well." He turned to the Martian. And mister J'onzz is here too. Good. Or maybe not. But in our current situation we cannot be picky."
"What do you mean?" asked Batman narrowing his eyes dangerously.
"What I mean, my dear detective, is that mister J'onzz is here on Earth for several months already. Why he didn't contact anyone sooner, well as you had seen he was captured, but not by aliens. No. They just attacked his convoy, when he was relocated. His kidnapper is none other than Alexander Luthor."
"Luthor?" asked Superman. "But why? He was always among those, who believed that Humanity must be superior species! And you are telling us that he is selling it right now?"
"No. He received all that he needed. Right now he has a weapon, that Martians used to put the parasites in stasis and he will use it to protect the innocent civilians. Carter, who is without a doubt one of them in disguise will automatically become the scapegoat and all his decision will be deemed as "against humanity". Luthor will drag you through mud without even lifting a finger, Superman. Unfortunately, even if we will repel this invasion, the worst is yet to come, since Luthor will be chosen as the President of United States."
"So what? You think we shall just give up?" asked Green Lantern.
"No. Now we brace ourselves." Said Naruto as the skies darkened.
"What is this?" asked Flash.
"These creatures are nocturnal. The sunlight is dangerous for them.
"Friends of yours?" asked Flash, receiving a famous bat-glare from Bruce.
"Simple strategy dictates that we must destroy the mechanisms they use to clock the sun." said Diana.
"With all due respect, but this is no place for the amateurs." said Green Lantern.
"All amazons are natural-born warriors…" started Diana, when she was interrupted by the Dr. Doom.
"And she showed herself really well, saving your asses several times. She is strong as superman, can fly, has sharp reflexes and was trained to fight from the day she managed to stood on her legs without an aid. You, on the other hand, without an aid of your ring are rather… lacking."
"I will show you lacking!" said John, covering himself with green energy field, only for it to disappear, alongside the Green Lantern's uniform, leaving him in his civilian clothes.
Naruto stretched his hand with a ring in it. "Doom founds you lacking and therefore you are." Said he, throwing the ring back to G.L.
"So… what shall we do?" asked Superman.
"I propose that we will divide in several groups and take care of the factories." said Batman.
In red blur, Flash appeared near Dian, with his hand on her shoulders. "Dibs on the amazon." Said he.
"I must warn you Flash." Started Doom "That amazons tend to be very… violent, when they found man in their personal space without their approval."
"How violent?" asked Flash, instantly taking his hand from Diana's shoulders.
"Let's just say that you will found it hard to run… without your legs." Said Naruto.
Several hours later, Batman, Naruto, Diana and Martian Manhunter looked over the factory.
"Hiding isn't the way of the warrior." Said Diana. "At least not the one, taught by the amazons."
Doom, turned his head to her, stopping his spying on the aliens and Martian Manhunter. He still din't trust him, just the fact that Hugo Strange was digging in his brain was enough, only God knows what he could have placed there, with or without Luthor's blessing.
"We need to wait for the right time, princess. Patience is the main difference between seasoned warrior and amateur, surely your tutors said this?" asked he.
"It's time." Raspy voice of the Batman stopped the starting argument between the Diana and Doom. Following the Dark Knight, they charged into battle.
"There is no entrance." Said Bruce. Green bolt of magical energy silently evaporated the wall of the factory.
"Ladies first." Said Naruto, turning to Diana and shaking his smoking fist.
"Are you always this…" started Bruce.
"Pompous? Vulgar? Effective? I just like what I do. And I'm best in it, no matter what others say and no matter, how bad it is." Interrupted him Naruto. Both didn't stop walking, since amazon princess and Martian went inside already.
"There is something I must tell you about our dear Martian." Said Naruto.
"What is that?" asked Batman.
"My spies managed to dig out that he tried to crack his mind, to better understand and defeat the invaders. For this he hired a well-known specialist. A man, by the name Hugo Strange." Batman's eyes narrowed. "I see you know this man. And you must also know, how problematic to deal with he can be. This man is obsessed with becoming Batman. And such deep obsessions aren't good. Some may even say that he is your version of Lex Luthor."
"They are running away from us." Said Diana to Bruce and Naruto as they reached them.
"Superman and Hawkgirl failed." Said J'onn looking somewhere up.
"Are you sure?" asked Diana.
"Absolutely." Answered J'onn.
Several minutes and horde of aliens later, they managed to reach the control room, with orange crystal in it shielded by the energy field. J'onn tried to faze through it but the large surge of energy shocked him and he fell, unconscious.
"Take the Martian and go!" screamed Naruto, attacking the hordes of aliens, who appeared from the holes in the walls. Batman quickly followed him, spreading havoc and destruction with explosive batarangs.
Grabbing J'onn and placing his hand over her shoulders, Diana carried him when she was called by Naruto. Using the whip made of pure magical energy, Naruto managed to get the crystal from the field. He threw it to Diana, who managed to caught it, when seconds later, she was cut from the others.
"Doom! Batman!" screamed she, hitting the wall with all her might.
"This is… of no use…" whispered J'onn.
"You mean?" asked she with slight terror in her eyes.
"Yes." Said he, his words barely a whisper. "They are gone."
Sometime later.
Diana looked in disgust, how some people created bands and robbed the city, while chaos ruled supreme, in current situation.
"I cannot understand, why someone as noble as Batman and Doom, fought for the likes of… them?" asked she.
"Because there are not only them." Said the voice of Martian from behind her. "There are also mothers, children and just good men in this world. Batman vowed to protect them. As sovereign monarch he took an oath to protect the denizens of his kingdom. Both of them, without a second thought will give their lives for the people. Even if Doom seems grim and uncaring… he isn't a man, who will break his oath."
Seconds later on the roof appeared Green lantern and Flash.
"Well?" asked the speedster. "We have managed to get the gem from ours and Superman and Hawkgirl were captured." Said J'onn.
"And what about Batman and Doom?" asked Green Lantern.
J'onn looked down in shame.
"They died a warrior's death." Said Diana. "Both of them."
"Damn." Cursed Flash. "As if Luthor wasn't bad enough."
"What happened?" asked J'onn. He felt a lot of guilt, for letting himself being captured and basically arming Lex Luthor later.
"His private forces, are dealing with the aliens, they also weaponized the army with the synthezed version of the gas that he took from you, J'onn." Answered Green Lantern. "His popularity is raising and since Carter has been seen with the enemies…"
"Consequences of this invasion will not be pretty." Ended his phrase Flash. "Anyway we cannot stop now, we need our heavy hitters back."
"Then we raid the factory in Metropolis." Said Diana. "But before…" she looked down at the marauders. Other heroes smiled.
Metropolis. Sometime later.
All heroes gathered before the factory in Metropolis. Like the grim trophies of the hunter, which reminded of his earlier victories, Superman and Hawkgirl were chained inside, on the walls of the factory.
When heroes entered, all entrances closed and gas from the holes in the walls knocked them out, but still they managed to see, how forms of the Hawkgirl and Superman turned into the poarasites.
"…onn. J'onn." shaking his head, Martian returned to his senses. He was stuck in the wall, literally, as the other heroes were. From their point they had a clear view on the landing sight of the capital ship, horde of aliens and one of them, who morphed into the Senator Carter.
"Earth mightiest heroes. I must thank you." Said alien Carter. "Unwillingly and unknowingly had you served our cause. You had weakened the defenses of the Earth and filled the hearts of its people with false hope. But in the end it served our cause. All hail the Imperium."
With those words the doors of the capital ship opened and the mass of constantly changing white flesh slowly entered the square. Its tentacles stabbed J'onn and brought him closer.
"Last Martian." Said Imperium. "You have defied us long enough. Now look, how yet another world succumbs to us, while you are here, powerless to change something, anything like you were many years ago."
J'onn screamed, yet Imperium only powered up his attack.
"You hide something from us." Said it. "I can sense it. What is it? Show me!"
Suddenly as if he took the powers from unknown reserves, J'onn grabbed the tentacles of the Imperium.
"NOW! While I hold him!" screamed he, starting his own psychic counterattack.
An explosion above the heroes' heads made everyone turn in their direction, so everybody saw, how beam of green energy destroyed the head of the fake Carter. In the hole left by the explosion stood Batman and Doom. While dark mage shielded him, Batman worked on the alien device, switching the crystal with the one of his own making.
Rays of the ultraviolet light burned the aliens' flesh. Meanwhile Batman released Diana, with one of his gadgets and she helped to free other heroes.
"I shielded them from you." Said J'onn. "That's why I rarely fought this time." Slowly overpowering Imperium vengeful Martian slowly pulled him under the sunlight. "Cannot take the sunbath? It melts your pale skin? Maybe you shouldn't have evolved in the depths of space." With these words he threw him into the ship.
Ship slowly get higher and higher.
"Shall we do something?" asked Diana.
"Not now." Answered Doom.
"Then when?" asked she.
"When it will be on the needed height." Answered sorcerer gathering, now golden, magical energy in sphere. He threw it and when it reached the ship, large explosion annihilated it. They stood, bathing in sunlight and looking at the small smoking debris, which fell from the sky.
Dark clouds slowly cleared and the sun was seen absolutely clearly now. New day brought hope in the heart of the heroes. Even if only several showed the signs of it.
Sometime later. Batcave.
"This is Snapper Carr. After Superman and the team of heroes destroyed the capital ship of the invaders and dealt with the factories, the situation stabilized." Batman sat before the monitor in his cave and changed the channels on the television, slowly trying to understand the situation.
"We were lucky this time, but what if they return?" comments of General Well made him think about such possibility. Earth was unprotected, now without the nuclear weapons even more so. And there were many others, who made the Earth their goal. Others like Darksied.
Scars from the first invasion were still deep. Great soil for the militarists like Well.
"Let us greet the man, who rallied us in our darkest hour and managed to provide us means to fight the aliens. Greet Lex Luthor, President of the United States."
Or haters of the Superman. Presidency of the Luthor, was a catastrophe. Now, with entire country on his side, he was more dangerous than ever. He will not act now, but it was only the matter of time.
Batman scratched his chin, thinking about the possible solutions.
Watchtower. Several days later.
"Incredible." Said Superman. "Does your stock holders now about this, Bruce?" asked he.
"I hid it as different additional payments for other projects." Answered Batman.
"A fully stocked kitchen." Said Flash walking inside alongside the Diana, who had an ice mocha in her hands.
"They don't have this on Themyscira." Flash turned to her and clanked glasses. "Stuck with us, princess. There is still much to learn and much more to show." Diana smiled. "Maybe I will."
"But how does this concern us?" asked John.
"Because alone, we will not be able to deal with something as big as the Invasion. We need to act as one. As team."
"Like a bunch of Super Friends?" asked Flash.
"No, more like Justice League."
Castle Doom. About the same time.
Naruto, like Batman before him, analyzed the situation. Lex as President was rather… problematic. At least because he will see him on different summits. But on the other side, he will leave his post as president of the Lexcorp, without a doubt in hands of Mercy.
She, without a doubt was much better sight, than the bald bastard.
However, baldy and demon with an access to the resources of a whole country… Naruto hated it, but it looked like he will need to ask for help sooner than he presumed. Looks like he will need more members in his secret society.